Now that it is officially 2019, speculation about Avengers: Endgame has started to ramp up considerably. The countdown to April is ticking down day by day and the Captain Marvel movie is just around the corner, so the clues are pouring in from all sides--including this interesting detail shared by Samuel L. Jackson as reported by Entertainment Tonight.When asked about Carol`s position within the MCU`s power hierarchy, he said, `She`s pretty much the strongest character -- in terms of someone with powers are able to do things -- in the Marvel universe. So, for Carol Danvers to be that person and for Brie to become that person, it`s gonna be a dynamite thing. I mean, [the Avengers] are up against some really, really tough odds right now--we saw throughout Infinity War--so now we know that we need something that`s as powerful as Thanos.` We`ve known Carol`s status as one of--if not the most--powerful heroes in the MCU for some time, but Jackson continued, adding this juicy fact. `And at some point, we`ll find out how powerful she is and all the things that she`s capable of. She`s one of the few people in the Marvel universe that can time travel, so...`Now that is very interesting. Over in the comics, there`s no real precedent for Carol to have the ability to travel through time--at least, not without some sort of outside force--but time travel has certainly factored into her stories more than once. In fact, at the start of the now iconic Kelly Sue DeConnick run, from which the movie version takes direct inspiration, Carol was sent back in time to her own origin story via a temporal anomaly supercharged by her abilities. So, while she may not literally be able to focus and send herself through the timeline, the energy contained within her has shown that, under the right circumstances, it may have that capacity.However, there is also the lack of clarity regarding Carol`s MCU origin that must be considered. Her comics counterpart can get away with a lot, considering t ...
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